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Ils ont annoncé les événements nationaux hier.

Ils ont annoncé les événements nationaux hier.
They announced the national events yesterday.
From Lesson 81:Plurals ending in -al (-aux)·French

Questions & Answers about Ils ont annoncé les événements nationaux hier.

Why does nationaux end in -x instead of -s?
Nationaux is the plural of the masculine adjective national. In French, most masculine nouns and adjectives that end in -al change to -aux in the plural.
How do we know to use nationaux and not the feminine plural nationales?
Adjectives have to match the gender of the noun they describe. Because événement is a masculine noun, we must use the masculine plural form nationaux. If we were describing a feminine plural noun like les fêtes (the holidays), it would be les fêtes nationales.
Why is the adjective nationaux placed after événements?
In French, most adjectives are placed after the noun they describe. Only a specific short list of common adjectives (usually describing Beauty, Age, Number, Goodness, or Size) go before the noun.
Why are there two parts to the verb (ont annoncé)?
Because the action happened hier (yesterday), the sentence uses the past tense called the passé composé. This tense requires two parts: a helping verb (ont, meaning 'they have') and a past participle (annoncé, meaning 'announced').
Do you pronounce the t at the end of ont?
Yes! Because ont ends in a consonant and annoncé starts with a vowel, you make a liaison. You pronounce the t to connect the words, making it sound like 'on-t-annoncé'.

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